Panaeolus sphinctrinus. Binillautí.

I found this metallic brown mushroom when walking at Binillautí this morning.

Panaeolus papilionaceus var. papilionaceus, also known as Agaricus calosus, Panaeolus papilionaceus, Panaeolus campanulatus, Panaeolus retirugis, and Panaeolus sphinctrinus, and commonly known as Petticoat mottlegill, is a common and widely distributed little brown mushroom that feeds on dung. Panaeolus is edible, however it is neither choice in flavor nor substantial in mass. Contrary to popular belief, most, if not all, collections are not psychoactive. Even if it were psilocybin containing, the amount would be so negligible so as to not even be considered such for practical purposes.

It is known as waraitake, or "laughing mushroom", in Japanese, because the occasional doses of psilocynin  induce wild laughter for 30 minutes to 1 hour, but this is by no means a regular occurrence. The mushroom has been a scheduled drug in Japan since 2003.

 Binillautí. On the Cami de Cavalls from Es Grau to Sa Mesquida.

Camí de Na Furana

In the days when the Port of Mahon acquired the relevance it once had, around Mahon town some tiny agricultural holdings were stablished. They were small farms where horticultural products to meet the demand of the markets in the city, were grown. In Menorca these sets of small buildings are called Casolanies.

The path of "Na Furana" runs through South San Clement and it is the centerpiece of one of those casolanies. The properties that remain there were no large extensive agricultural holdings like the ones in the center and west of the island, but small and active farms. Today they are mostly  residential used.

The small vaulted structure in the left side of the facade is an old oven. Many of these properties had their own space to bake bread both for their own consumption and that of their neighbors.

 This house is called Ca S'Arader. (Arader's Home)

The job of the "arader" specializes in making plows, barriers, fences, railings, balustrades, stools, tables and benches labrador, tool handles, ladders hortalano, Etc. All handmade traditional craft made almost completely with the wood of the autochthonous tree called ullastre.

Still there are some "araders" in Menorca:
in Ferreries
in Sant Lluis

Spanish Traning Ship "Juan Sebastian Elcano"

This morning the training ship of the Royal Spanish Navy "Juan Sebastian Elcano" came into port, from Cagliari.

The "Elcano", as it is known has not been in the Port of Mahon for eleven years and it has shown the formidable spectacle of watching its arrival with the complete Crewformed on deck  with their orange uniforms in the gray, cold morning.

The secretary of the Naval Captaincy of the Port of Mahon has been invited to witness the spectacle from our hotel and from the terraces there we have taken these photographs.

The Elcano was built in 1927 in Cadiz and according the wikipedia it is the third largest Tall Ship in the world.

Wikipedia: Elcano

Cork Oak at Biniedris

Quercus suber, commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section Quercus. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa.

It grows to up to 20 m (66 ft), although it is typically more stunted in its native environment. The leaves are 4 to 7 cm (1.6 to 2.8 in) long, weakly lobed or coarsely toothed, dark green above, paler beneath, with the leaf margins often downcurved. The acorns are 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.2 in) long, in a deep cup fringed with elongated scales.
 
Cork oaks can live 200 to 250 years, and are considered to be soil builders and their fruits have been shown to have useful insecticidal properties.

Biniedris: Horticultural and livestock farm